Top Paid College Basketball Coaches

The Hartford Courant

Jim Calhoun's five-year deal with Uconn, retoractive to last season, is worth $13 million over five years, $2.6 million a year. Salaries for coaches at private universities are typically not made public because they are not subject to state open records laws.

According to Forbes, Duke's Mike Krzyzewski earned $2.2 million in 2008-09, but his contract is not included in the list due to questions regarding its length and total worth. Other prominent men's basketball coaches who may have similar contracts include Georgetown's John Thompson III and Syracuse's Jim Boeheim.

Information from various newspaper and Internet sites was used in compiling this list.

Average yearly salaries for some other men's basketball coachesJohn Calipari, Kentucky - $3.95 million (8 years for $31.65 million in 2009)Billy Donovan, Florida - $3.3 million (6 years for $21 million in 2007)Bill Self, Kansas - $3 million (10 years for $30 million)Tom Izzo, Michigan State - $2.6 million (7-year extension in 2009)Thad Matta, Ohio State - $2.5 million (10-year extension in 2006)Tom Crean, Indiana - $2.36 million (10 years for $23.6 million in 2008)Bruce Pearl, Tennessee - $2.3 million (6-year extension in 2008)Rick Pitino, Louisville - $2.25 million (6 years for $13.5 million in 2007)Rick Barnes, Texas - $2.15 million (10-year extension in 2007)Roy Williams, North Carolina - $2.11 million (10-year extension in 2005)